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Benny Safdie

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Benny Safdie
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
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Benny Safdie was born on 24 February 1986 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019) and Daddy Longlegs (2009).
BornFebruary 24, 1986
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BornFebruary 24, 1986
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  • Awards
    • 21 wins & 57 nominations

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Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie in Heaven Knows What (2014)
Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, and Ronald Bronstein at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, and Ronald Bronstein at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, and Ronald Bronstein at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
Benny Safdie and Ronald Bronstein at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
Adam Sandler, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, and Ronald Bronstein at an event for Uncut Gems (2019)
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie at an event for Uncut Gems (2019)
Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Josh Safdie, and Benny Safdie at an event for Uncut Gems (2019)

Known for

Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in Good Time (2017)
Good Time
7.3
  • Nick Nikas
  • 2017
Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)
Uncut Gems
7.4
  • Director
  • 2019
Daddy Longlegs (2009)
Daddy Longlegs
6.9
  • Director
  • 2009
The Black Balloon (2012)
The Black Balloon
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 2012

Credits

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Actor

  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
    • Herb
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Oppenheimer
    • Edward Teller
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Curse
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
    Obi-Wan Kenobi
    • Nari
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Stars at Noon (2022)
    Stars at Noon
    • CIA Man
    • 2022
  • Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Christine Ebersole, Bradley Cooper, Harriet Sansom Harris, Maya Rudolph, Nate Mann, Cooper Hoffman, Benny Safdie, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Skyler Gisondo, and Alana Haim in Licorice Pizza (2021)
    Licorice Pizza
    • Joel Wachs
    • 2021
  • Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
    Pieces of a Woman
    • Chris
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler in Goldman v Silverman (2020)
    Goldman v Silverman
    • Al Silverman
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Robert Pattinson in Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned (2017)
    Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned
    • Nick Nikas
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in Good Time (2017)
    Good Time
    • Nick Nikas
    • 2017
  • Person to Person (2017)
    Person to Person
    • Eugene
    • 2017
  • Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet, Mark Duplass, and Steve Zissis in Togetherness (2015)
    Togetherness
    • Craddock Brother #2
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Solid Gold (2012)
    Solid Gold
    • Goldman
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Why? (This Movie Exists)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • John's Gone (2010)
    John's Gone
    • John (as Ben Safdie)
    • Short
    • 2010
  • La corsa
    • Federico (as Ben Safdie)
    • Short
    • 2009
  • There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)
    There's Nothing You Can Do
    • Short
    • 2008
  • The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)
    The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
    • John (as Ben Safdie)
    • Short
    • 2008

Director

  • Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone (2020)
    Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler in Goldman v Silverman (2020)
    Goldman v Silverman
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)
    Uncut Gems
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Jay-Z: Marcy Me (2017)
    Jay-Z: Marcy Me
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • Robert Pattinson in Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned (2017)
    Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in Good Time (2017)
    Good Time
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Arielle Holmes in Heaven Knows What (2014)
    Heaven Knows What
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Lenny Cooke (2013)
    Lenny Cooke
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Solid Gold (2012)
    Solid Gold
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2012
  • The Trophy Hunter (2012)
    The Trophy Hunter
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2012
  • The Black Balloon (2012)
    The Black Balloon
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Straight Hustle (2011)
    Straight Hustle
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Buttons (2011)
    Buttons
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Why? (This Movie Exists)
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • John's Gone (2010)
    John's Gone
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010

Writer

  • The Curse
    • created by (creator)
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone (2020)
    Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler in Goldman v Silverman (2020)
    Goldman v Silverman
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)
    Uncut Gems
    • written by
    • 2019
  • The Trophy Hunter (2012)
    The Trophy Hunter
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2012
  • The Black Balloon (2012)
    The Black Balloon
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2012
  • John's Gone (2010)
    John's Gone
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Daddy Longlegs (2009)
    Daddy Longlegs
    • written by
    • 2009
  • There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)
    There's Nothing You Can Do
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)
    The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2008
  • The Story of Charles Riverbank
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2008
  • John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2007)
    John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2007
  • The Back of Her Head (2007)
    The Back of Her Head
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2007
  • If You See Something, Say Something
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2006
  • The Adventures of Slaters's Friend
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2005
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Videos10

'Uncut Gems' Trailer With Commentary
Clip 2:24
'Uncut Gems' Trailer With Commentary
Bowl Cuts, Wild Accents, & an Epic Mud Battle: What to Watch After 'The King'
Clip 4:17
Bowl Cuts, Wild Accents, & an Epic Mud Battle: What to Watch After 'The King'
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:20
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:35
Official Trailer
Trailer #2
Trailer 2:00
Trailer #2
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Trailer 2:14
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Stars at Noon
Trailer 2:27
Stars at Noon
New Trailer
Trailer 2:01
New Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:57
Official Trailer
Robert Pattinson Tricks You Into Rooting for His Character in 'Good Time'
Video 1:23
Robert Pattinson Tricks You Into Rooting for His Character in 'Good Time'

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ben Safdie
  • Born
    • February 24, 1986
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Relatives
    • Josh Safdie(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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    In his acceptance speech after winning Best Actor for Uncut Gems (2019) at the Independent Spirit Awards, Adam Sandler jokingly described how he thought Benny and his co-writer/co-director brother Josh Safdie looked like "homeless rabbis" when he first met them.

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